2 charged with attempted murder in Arundel incidents

Incidents happen in Crownsville, Linthicum hours apart

Two people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder in two separate incidents in Anne Arundel County that were reported Monday evening.

The first incident happened around 5:45 p.m. in the 1500 block of Crownsville Road in Crownsville, where police said they found two men fighting, one of whom had a knife.

Investigators learned that Jeremy Johnson, 38, got angry as he was waiting for his roommate to pick him up from work, only to find out that the roommate was at home instead. Officials said Johnson eventually got home and assaulted the 40-year-old roommate by pulling out a hunting knife, threatening the victim and then throwing the knife at him twice as he tried to run away.

Police said neither knife throw hit the victim, but he did suffer a cut on his forearm at some point. The man refused medical treatment.

Meanwhile, officers arrested a 25-year-old Severn woman a few hours later and charged her with attempted second-degree murder in an incident that happened at a home in the 200 block of Minta Court in Linthicum.

Around 10:20 p.m., officers at the scene said they found a 35-year-old man who said he'd been stabbed inside his home. Investigators said Amanda Smallwood got into an argument with the man's 25-year-old girlfriend at the home and attacked her. When the man tried to intervene, he said he was stabbed by Smallwood in the upper torso.

Police were able to take Smallwood into custody without incident. She was also charged with assault and reckless endangerment.

The victim was taken to Shock Trauma for treatment of what police called serious injuries.

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